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paksu.

thick (relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɑksu/[ˈpɑ̝ks̠u]
  1. thick (relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension)

    paksu kirja
  2. thick, viscous

    paksu keitto
  3. thick, dense

    paksu nurmikko
  4. pregnant

    colloquial
  5. bold, barefaced, brazen, e.g. polemic but ungrounded in reality

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *paksu (compare Estonian paks), possibly borrowed from Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit बहु (bahu, “much, many, abundant”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰn̥ǵʰús (“thick”); see the Proto-Finnic entry for more.

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